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==List of artifact lands==
==List of artifact lands==
;''Mirrodin''
*<c>Ancient Den</c> ({{W}})
*<c>Ancient Den</c> ({{W}})
*<c>Seat of the Synod</c> ({{U}})
*<c>Seat of the Synod</c> ({{U}})
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*<c>Great Furnace</c> ({{R}})
*<c>Great Furnace</c> ({{R}})
*<c>Tree of Tales</c> ({{G}})
*<c>Tree of Tales</c> ({{G}})
;''Darksteel''
*<c>Darksteel Citadel</c> ({{C}}) is also [[indestructible]].
*<c>Darksteel Citadel</c> ({{C}}) is also [[indestructible]].
;Bridges from ''Modern Horizons 2''<ref>{{DailyRef|card-preview/bridges-limited-modern-2021-05-26|Bridges from Limited to Modern|[[Dan Musser]]|May 26, 2021}}</ref>
*{{card|Razortide Bridge||MH2}} {{W/U}} is also [[indestructible]].
*{{card|Razortide Bridge||MH2}} {{W/U}} is also [[indestructible]].
*{{card|Mistvault Bridge||MH2}} {{U/B}} is also [[indestructible]].
*{{card|Mistvault Bridge||MH2}} {{U/B}} is also [[indestructible]].
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==History==
==History==
The artifact lands heavily contributed to the dominance of the [[affinity]]-based deck [[archetype]]s, and thus, in March [[2005]], all six were [[Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions#2005|banned]] from [[Standard]] (Darksteel Citadel however, was later reprinted in ''[[Magic 2015]]'', and the ban did not carry over with the reprint.) In the [[Modern]] format, all but Darksteel Citadel were banned from the beginning.  
The artifact lands heavily contributed to the dominance of the [[affinity]]-based deck [[archetype]]s, and thus, in March [[2005]], all six were [[Timeline of DCI bans and restrictions#2005|banned]] from [[Standard]] (Darksteel Citadel however, was later reprinted in ''[[Magic 2015]]'', and the ban did not carry over with the reprint.) In the [[Modern]] format, all but Darksteel Citadel were banned from the beginning.  
Due to the high amount of artifact synergy in ''Modern Horizons 2'' almost twenty years later, [[R&D]] decided to try out a cycle of dual artifact lands for color fixing and as a [[resource]] in other synergistic ways. Because the set included a higher-than-normal count of artifact-[[target]]ing [[removal]], it was decided to make them indestructible. The cards depict pre-Phyrexian [[Mirrodin (plane)|Mirrodin]].


==Rules==
==Rules==

Revision as of 15:53, 26 May 2021

Artifact Land
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type:"Artifact Land"

Artifact land is a term used in reference to the six common land cards printed in Mirrodin and Darksteel and the ten common taplands printed in Modern Horizons 2 that also have the artifact type.[1]

List of artifact lands

Mirrodin
Darksteel
Bridges from Modern Horizons 2[2]

History

The artifact lands heavily contributed to the dominance of the affinity-based deck archetypes, and thus, in March 2005, all six were banned from Standard (Darksteel Citadel however, was later reprinted in Magic 2015, and the ban did not carry over with the reprint.) In the Modern format, all but Darksteel Citadel were banned from the beginning.

Due to the high amount of artifact synergy in Modern Horizons 2 almost twenty years later, R&D decided to try out a cycle of dual artifact lands for color fixing and as a resource in other synergistic ways. Because the set included a higher-than-normal count of artifact-targeting removal, it was decided to make them indestructible. The cards depict pre-Phyrexian Mirrodin.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Artifact Land
A combination of artifact and land that’s subject to the rules for both. Artifact lands can only be played as lands, not cast as spells. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 305, “Lands.”

Trivia

References

  1. Randy Buehler (September 5, 2003). "When Artifacts Aren't Spells". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Dan Musser (May 26, 2021). "Bridges from Limited to Modern". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.

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